Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-19

Seamon had
CARRIED OFF THE PRIZE.
He received the votes of Messrs. Sesmon,
Sr., and Lewis, Mr.. JepsOn, the Demo.
cratic member, voting for Mr.. He'll.
The Trustees then passed to the Office Of
Assistant Secretary. There were eleven
candidates, they being Messrs. S. F. Faris,
J. B. D;ckey, W. B. Day, John Roemer,
II. y. Carmack, j. E. Schellhase, j. Z
Carlin, w. T. Hartman, B N. List, J. NJ
Houston and II. d Heryey. But one bal
lot was taken, Mr.. Faris receiving the
unanimous vote of the Trustees.
The office of Collector, which Mr.. FariS
had heretofore filled, was the next to bt
considered. There were seven candidates,
they being MeSsrs. Reed, List. Schellhase,
Carlin. Houston, Carmack and G.. A. Hall,
Mr. Reed had no trouble in getting there,
he receiving all the votes cast.
Then came
THE SUPERINTENDENT,
with Messrs. S. NJ. Darrah, the present in,
cumbent, and J. NJ. Dillon, the ex-Super-
intendent, as the rivals. In this matter,
as in the others, there was but one ballot,
Mr.. Jepson cast his vote for Mr.. Darrah,
while the two Republican members voted
for Mr.. Dillon, and the latter was declared
elected. The filling OF the remaining of
ices falling to the duty of the Board
namely, an inspector and two meter men
was deferred to a future time, and a short
time before noon the Board adjourned.
The result OF the election by the Board,
when it became known, was received with
varied feelings. The Republicans were as
elated as if they had won q famous victory
by the joint means of diplomacy and hard
work, and they crowed not a little. They
had expected that members Of their party
would fall heir to the offices Of Secretary,
| Assistant and Collector, but the capture OF
the Superintendency as well, was in the
nature of an overwhelming surprise to 8
great many, and as they went home TO the
noon meal they patted each other on the
pack and Eaid "~WhOop-ee," which was
interpreted 10 be a sign of rejoicing.
But it did not take long TO change this
swan-like note-this pean Of victory to
expressions of disgust. In other words, il
gradually became apparent to a good many
that the clean sweep had
AN UNSAVORY ODOR
about 1t, and the more they thought over
il the more pronounced this odor became.
That there had been q deal grew into a
conviction in the minds Of a great many,
and there was a very decided disposition
to kick on the part of some of the domi.
nent element in Council. This feeling
became especially marked in quarters
where the rumor prevailed that a second
son Of Mr.. Saamon had been appointed to
the Office of Inspector, and this was
but slightly allayed when it was given
out that no such appointment had been
made, but that the young man was only in
the line Of promotion, with something
more than a fighting chance for the posi-
tion to which he was rumored to aspire
Naturally, there were any amount of de-
mands to know how the thing had been
brought about; how Mr.. Dillon had sud
denly jumped from having no chance at
oil, to be Superintendent, while Mr.. OAR
rah, who had the vote of the one Demo-
Crat on the Board, and the promise of one
of the two Republican votes, had been
relegated to a back seat in a very abrupt
manner. There being a demand for the
truth, the truth came out.
Some six weeks or so ago, on the occa-
sion Of q chance meeting between Mr.. S.
NJ. Darrah and Mr.. Henry Seamon, the
subject of the gas works in general was in
troduced, and Mr. Darrah intimated his
desire to remain in the position he was
filling. Mr. Seamon thought il would be
nothing more than he deserved, and prom
ised that, in case he ever had q chance, he
would cast his vote for Mr.. Darrah. Mr..
ID. kept this conversation and promise in
mind, and when the time approached for
the election Of the new Board he placed
the situation before his Democratic friends
in Council, ard the result was that they
AGREED TO SUPPORT Mr.. sEAMoN
for the position. The remainder is history.
Mr.. Seamon's name was placed before
Council, aud he received the unanimous
Democratic vote, together with the votes
of enough Republicans to elect him.
That is how Mr.. SeamCn comes to be On
the Board of Gas Trustees, The Republi-
cans at once threw up their hands, and the
kicking heard On the election of hr.
Sesmon wss something ffigbtful to think
over even at this late day. The Republic
can majority were designated as large fresh
chumpS tor allowing such an unwise choice
to be made, while the three or four Repub-
licsns who were guilty Of voting for Mr..
Seamoa were threatened with all sorts of
future political punishment, aud Tor a few
days life was a harden TO the unfortu-
mates who bad thus cast their ballots.
But how to retrieve the day became the
loading question. The Man ho-Had-
ATaHa-a- Dpa,nN-a MA. l,Ao..l II.
ingly. Delegations waited upon him day
by day. The htebigencer was sRpeaied to
in the matter, aud it at once began 10 weep
large hot tears, I~nterspersed with misstate-
ments of fact regarding the past course Of
the Democrats, and italicized expressions
Of beliefin the ~unswerving Rspublicanism
Of Mr.. Seamon. The latter, however.
MADE No SIGN,
aud the suspense became simply unbear-
able.
Finally, however, the Man-with-a.F Friend
in-Ofhce got things in the shape be wanted
them, and then closed down the CLAIMS.
All Of a sudden Mr.. A. J. Seamon doomed
above the horizon as n candidate for the
very Juciest position in the gift of the
Board, and as he swung into full and dag
zling view ar. Darrah received the word,
By telephone, that circumstances made il
impossible to keep that little promise
that be would have to give up his Office
and this at the command of the man whom
be had placed in the position he occupied.
This was tough on Mr.. Darrah, but his
bed Ia down as compared with that Of the
friend" who manipulated matters in the
Board.
The result of yesterdays election
LOOKS QUEER
when n views it even from so high a
point Of vantage as the Intsui0enoer stand.